Benzin-can.



No. 803,964. PATENTED NOV. 7, 1905.

J. E. BAKER. BBNZIN GAN. APPLICATION FILED 00T. 18| 1904.

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BENZlN-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 7, 1905.

Application led October 18, 1904. Serial No. 228,938.

To all whom t may concern.-

Beit known that I, JAMES ELLIOT BAKER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Benzin- Cans,of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to a can or closure designed more particularly forholding and dispensing gasolene, benzin, and other highlyinammableliquids.

In the accompanying drawings, to which reference is made and which forma part of this speciiication, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a canembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, and Fig. 3 isa plan view of the check detached.

In the drawings, 2 designates the vessel or body of the can, providedwith a handle 3 and a spout or outlet 4. The outlet is separated fromthe body of the can by a partition 5, in the wall or bottom 6 of whichis formed an opening 7. Above the opening 7 is located a vent-tube 8,connected to the partition and formed with a valve-seat 9 andvent-opening 10 close to the top of the body of the can. 12 designates alever ulcrumed at 13. One member 14 of this lever is connected to avalve 15, which closes the main outlet-opening 7. The other member 16 ofthe lever is connected to a valve 17, which closes the valve-seat 9,while the member 18 of the lever is connected to the operating handle orlever 19, located adjacent to the handle 3, so that by drawing back onthe handle the valves 15 and 17 will be opened and can be held openwhile liquid is being dispensed from the can. I/Vhen the handle 19 isreleased, the springs 20 and 21 return the parts and close the valvesinto their respective openings or seats.

The can is iilled through an opening 22, 'which enters the spout 4, andduring lling the handle or lever 19 must be drawn back and held, and Iprefer to extend the handle 3 over the top of the can, as shown at 23,so as to form a shield or cover to protect the rod or 1 wire 24, whichconnects the lever 12 with the handle Or lever 19, so they cannot betampered with or accidentally operated.

In order that the liquid shall not iiow too rapidly from the spout, Iprovide a checkplate 25, hinged below the bottom 6, so that it willclose over the opening 7 when the valve therein is lifted and the cantilted.

By constructing the can as described I provide a cheap and safe canwhich is self-closing and which avoids the dangers due to careless useof gasolene, benzin, &c., as no liquid or inflammable gas can escapeexcept by painstaking and proper use of the can, and by locating thevent-tube as shown and described the air -which vents the can enters atthe top of the can and should any liquid enter the vent-tube it willdrain back into the body of the can through the main iilling anddischarge opening 7.l

Instead of employing the springs 20 or 21 I may rely upon one of them orupon any arrangement Oi' a spring or springs Jfor the lever 12, or I mayrely upon the weight of the parts as upon that of the valve 15 forautomatically closing the valves.

I do not limit myself to the construction as described in detail, asvarious changes may be made all within the scope of my invention.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A can comprising a main body provided with a spout and with apartition separating said spout Jfrom the main body, a dischargeopeningand an air-vent in said partition, a valve for closing saiddischarge-opening, another valve for closing said air-vent, a lever insaid spout connected to said valves, and means for operating said lever,substantially as described.

2. A can comprising a main body provided with a spout and a partitionseparating said spout from the main body, in combination with a leveri'ulcrumed in said spout, an operating-rod connected to said lever, anda cover or shield for said rod and lever, substantially as described.

3. A can provided with a partition having a main discharge-openingtherein and provided with a vent-tube formed with a valveseat, incombination with a lever located outside of said partition, and a valveconnected to said lever for closing said valve-seat, substantially asdescribed.

4. A can comprising a main body provided with a spout and with a handle,a partition separating said spout from the main body of the can, a leverfulcrumed in said spout outside of the partition, an operating-leveradjacent ICO to said handle and connected to said lever, in anothervalve for closing the vent, alever 1o and a shield extending over thetop of the fu orurned inthe spout, and connected to said can and aportion of the spout, substantially' valves, springs for closing saidvalves and as described. means for operating the said lever7 substan- 55. A can comprising a main body, a spout tally as described. v

and a partition in said body formed With a JAMES ELLIOT BAKER.

discharge-opening and provided With a vent- Witnesses: tube having avalve-seat, in combination H. A. WEST, With avalve Jfor closing saiddisehargefopen- MORTIMER J. MAHONY.

